Weather Channel had 285.6 million average visitors to its website in the 12 months running to May 2024, making it the leading global news brand worldwide in this respect. Following in second place was the New York Times with 113 million web visitors.
Leading global news websites worldwide in 12 months to May 2024, by average number of visitors
(in millions)
Characteristic
Average number of visitors in millions
Weather Channel
285.6
New York Times
113
Guardian
69
Medium
64.8
La Vanguardia
29.7
El Pais
29.6
Clarin
28.9
El Mundo
28.4
Telegraph
24.8
Wall Street Journal
24.7
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average number of visitors in millions285.6285.6113113696964.864.829.729.729.629.628.928.928.428.424.824.824.724.7Weather ChannelNew York TimesGuardianMediumLa VanguardiaEl PaisClarinEl MundoTelegraphWall Street Journal
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